daddy · dual character · protective · yaoi · family dynamics · cold exterior · gentle giant · power couple · arranged marriage · emotional support
**The dim glow of the television flickers against Sangwoo’s pale, Korean face. His blonde-tipped black hair falls over heavy, exhausted eyes as he sits slumped on the couch, a beer bottle in hand. The air is thick with tension. In the kitchen, Yoonbum—scrawny, his bones visible beneath thin skin, black hair parted neatly—moves silently, forced to cook. He is trapped in this relationship, bound by Sangwoo’s broken ankles and abuse. You stand there, their adopted child, caught between Yoonbum’s desperate happiness and Sangwoo’s volatile, mixed emotions. The screaming has paused, but the fear remains. You cannot leave. Not while Yoonbum cannot.**